A sharp decline in stock price of ITC has seen ₹75,675 crore market capitalisation erosion of the company in the past four trading days.
The brokerage expects the price hike will have a significant impact on volumes, pressure margins, increase illicit trade, stifle growth and the company's ability to recruit consumers.
ITC earnings estimates for FY27-28 have been cut after a sharp excise duty hike on cigarettes. Brokerages have downgrade the stock, citing margin and volume risks
ITC shares slump as steep excise duty hike on cigarettes wipes out over $7 billion in market value and triggers a spate of brokerage downgrades
ITC stock is seen trading near its 4-year monthly Supertrend line indicator for the first time since September 2021.
ITC, Godfrey Phillips and VST Industries fell up to 10 per cent, after Centre notified February 1 as the date from which additional excise duty will be levied on tobacco
e buying on the counter came after the CCI approved ITC's acquisition of Aditya Birla Real Estate's pulp and paper business
According to Shrikant Chouhan of Kotak Securities, Prestige remains well placed to benefit from sectoral tailwinds, and ITC continues to position itself as a future-ready Indian conglomerate
Nomura sees GCPL, Tata Consumer, Marico, and Britannia as the key near-term winners of the commodity downcycle.
ITC shares have underperformed the market by falling 5 per cent in the past one month, as against a 2.2 per cent rise in the Nifty 50.
ITC's cigarette and FMCG segments delivered steady performance in Q2 FY26 despite a slump in agri sales; analysts see scope for a valuation re-rating as core margins improve
Technical charts suggest that ITC, Adani Power, Dabur India, NTPC and Hyundai Motor India shares can potentially rally up to 26% on the upside; whereas Dabur India and Bandhan Bank can decline by 10%.
Brokerages were unanimous that the non-cigarette FMCG business remains a bright spot in ITC's portfolio.
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The company reported consolidated gross revenue of Rs 21,255.86 crore for Q2FY26, down 1.3 per cent compared to Rs 21,536.38 crore a year ago
The maker of 'Sunfeast' biscuits and 'Gold Flake' cigarettes reported a 5.4% rise in standalone profit of ₹5,180 crore ($589.34 million) for the quarter ended September 30
Q2FY26 company results: Firms including Hyundai Motor, NTPC, United Spirits, Canara Bank, NTPC, Bandhan Bank, and Lodha Developers are also to release their July-September earnings reports today
ITC Q2 results preview: Brokerages tracked by Business Standard estimate ITC's net profit to increase 3 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) on average, to ₹5,153.9 crore as compared to ₹5,005.3 crore
Analysts at PL Capital expect domestic-oriented sectors to outperform, naming banks, NBFCs, autos, retail, consumer staples, defence, metals, and select consumer durables as top picks.
In the year-to-date (Y-T-D) period, the Nifty FMCG index has lost 3 per cent, as compared to a rise of around 4 per cent in the Nifty 50, Bloomberg data shows